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VALENTINES FRANCO Dragone Self-Help Books FEBRUARY 2013 #36 TOGETHER MAGAZINE INSPIRING YOU TO REACH YOUR DREAMS VALENTINES special VALUE € 3.50 FRANCO Dragone Self-help FOOD books FEBRUARY 2013 # of love 36 WWW.TOGETHERMAG.EU Hackett_Together_March_Layout 1 29/01/2013 16:45 Page 1 HACKETT.COM ESSENTIALLY BRITISH Waterloo Boulevard 16, Brussels Editor’s LETTER Back to roots... Our exclusive interview this month is with a Belgian of Italian extraction, a showman and impresario whose life course was decided when he was a little boy: his father gave him an accordion as a present. Perhaps destiny was already hard at work as he squeezed that musical box all those years ago in the family home in Cairano. Since then Franco Dragone has had a glittering ON THE COVER career in show business, initially with Cirque du FEBRUARY 2013 #36 TOGETHER MAGAZINE Soleil and later on with his own company. Now in his 50s he is being talked up as the creator/ director for the opening and closing ceremonies of INSPIRING YOU TO REACH YOUR DREAMS the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, shows that will be watched by millions worldwide. We can’t always remember the moment or the person that inspired us to become who we are. If VALENTINES we are fortunate enough to be spared to live a long special VALUE € 3.50 and fulfilling life, there will, no doubt, be twists and FRANCO Dragone turns along the way. Franco Dragone is planning to Self help work again with non-actors, putting the spotlight FOOD books FEBRUARY 2013 on people who are disadvantaged in our society. Perhaps, like him, we too might find the time one # of l ove 36 day to revisit our roots… WWW.TOGETHERMAG.EU Franco Dragone PAUL MORRIS EDITOR /togethermagazine @together_Mag togethermag.eu I 13 FOundeR © Cirque du Soleil Jérôme Stéfanski PublisHER David Mc Gowan [email protected] EDITOR Paul Morris 39 78 [email protected] ART DIRecTOR Aurore Lombeau [email protected] Contents CONTRibuTORS FEBRUARY 2013 Emma Portier Davis; Patti Bruns; Dave Deruytter; James Drew; Philippe Geluck; Suzette Reid; 13 Publisher’s letter Federico Grandesso; 14 Contents Delphine Stefens; Martin Banks; Colin Moors; Alex Hewetson; 18 Starring in Belgium Paul Morris PERSONAL DEVELOpmENT STYlisT Nicholas Sirot 23 Fitness: Personal trainers 27 Self help: The books Online EdiTOR 33 Advice: Winter blues Nigel Griffiths [email protected] 35 Money: Internet banking 39 Politics: Gay marriage KEY AccOunT diRecTOR Renaud Philippart [email protected] FOOD OF LOVE +32 (0)494 64 67 93 44 Food of love: The aphrodisiacs Together Media 48 Food of Love: The music Boulevard St Michel, 47 50 Fashion: The latest B-1040 Brussels Fragrance of love +32 (0)2 400 00 24 60 Beauty News: [email protected] 65 Gifts: Valentine’s gifts www.togethermag.eu 70 Motoring: Audi Ice Experience For advertising sales rates please consult www.togethermag.eu LIFE OF LEISURE Together magazine France 77 Interview: Franco Dragone LMedia - 201/203, rue de Vaugirard 80 Travel: Indonesian islands 75015 Paris - www.lmedia.fr 3D printing Director: 83 Gadgets: Jean-Baptiste Leprince 87 Wine: The accessories [email protected] 90 Dining: Food for love Business development director: Damien Delachaux International 93 What’s on: [email protected] 94 What’s on: Belgium Nothing in this magazine may be reproduced in whole or in 96 Charity: Expats for Unicef part without the written permission of the publisher. The Le Chat by Phillip Geluck publisher cannot be held responsible for the views and 98 Cartoon: opinions expressed in this magazine by contributors Together is neither responsible for nor endorses the content 14 I togethermag.eu of published advertisements, nor canthe magazine be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies in the same. Want more... Fashion - Travel - Lifestyle - Technology - Art & Culture - News FASHION LIFESTYLE TR AV EL TECHNOLOGY ART & CULTURE CONTINUE ONLINE www.togethermag.eu /togethermagazine @together_Mag 16 I togethermag.eu Starring in A choice of entertainment compiled by Belgium Emma Portier Davis © Botanique © Live Nation siguR Rós Icelandic post-rock band, famous for falsetto vocals and ethereal sound, will stop off in Belgium as EsbEn anD the WitcH part of their European tour to Showcasing hits from their soon-to-be-released second promote their latest album Valtari. album Wash the Sins Not Only the Face, Esben and the Forest National on February 26. Witch, an indie rock band from Brighton, will be Tickets €41. performing at Botanique on February 15. www.livenation.be www.botanique.be Mick MicHaEl Jackson Hucknall Acrobats and dancers Lead singer of from Cirque du Soleil Simply Red will be bringing Michael Mick Hucknall Jackson’s hits to life in a will be cinematic, dance, performing hits from his latest album musical fantasia at American Soul, which is a collection of his Antwerp’s Sportpaleis. favourite hits rerecorded with his vocals, March 1-2. along with classics like Stars and Holding www.livenation.be Back The Years. Ancienne Belgique on © Live Nation March 2. Tickets €49. www.livenation.be olivia Ruiz French singer Olivia Ruiz of Femme de Chocolat fame will be treating fans to a © La Mar Taylor selection of tracks The WeeknD from her new album Canadian hip hop/R’n’B artist Abel Le Calme et La Tesfaye, who goes by the stage Tempête. 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Any time is a changes, if a personal good time to focus on trainer is guiding them. your wellbeing. So what if it came to you with a Personal training is just glass of bubbly in your that, personal, so you hand and two weeks of are less likely to sustain over-indulgence under an injury while training. your belt! Programs are designed to add progression The question now is how gradually, ensuring do you stay motivated that movements are and keep healthy habits done properly at lower part of your life, forever? intensities before adding If you find yourself more weight, speed or struggling to get to range of motion. Finally, the gym and stick to one of the best reasons your self-imposed GREAT PTS to hire a trainer is that training schedule, it you have a guide by might be time to seek CONNECT TO your side as you move expert advice and hire a WHAT MOTIVATES towards your goals. personal trainer. 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Most PTs are freelance, and some Personal trainers (PTs) are experts in are willing to come to your home or office. movement and exercise prescription, A great way to pick a trainer is to keep an togethermag.eu I 23 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT eye on some of the PT sessions that are The same goes for your trainer, you do not going on the next time you are in the gym. have to put up with a PT that is always late Larger clubs, like Aspria, have trainers and spends your session taking calls and working with clients throughout the day, sending texts. so it is easy to see how different trainers work. Once you have a name and number, The trainer will introduce each exercise by contact the PT and ask to have an initial explaining why it is in the program and then consultation. 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